In the heat of the night [videorecording] / United Artists ; The Mirisch Corporation presents the Norman Jewison/Walter Mirisch production ; screenplay, Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Walter Mirisch ; directed by Norman Jewison.
Other Titles: In the heat of the night (Motion picture).
In the heat of the night.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, c2001.
ISBN: 0792848365
Description: 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Series: Contemporary classics
Subject: Murder Investigation Mississippi Drama.
African American detectives Mississippi Drama.
Sheriffs Mississippi Drama.
Racism Mississippi Drama.
Mississippi Race relations Drama.
Feature films.
Detective and mystery films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Credits: Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; film editor, Hal Ashby ; music, Quincy Jones.
Performers: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant.
Target Audience: Not rated by MPAA.
Notes: English, French or Spanish language soundtrack (mono) with optional subtitles in French and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
"Based on a novel by John Ball."
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967.
Special features: audio commentary by Norman Jewison, Lee Grant, Rod Steiger and Haskell Wexler ; collectible booklet ; original theatrical trailer.
Summary: A small town Southern sheriff finds himself in an uneasy alliance with a big-city black homicide detective as they investigate a murder.